Transforming African textiles into heirloom dolls is a creative way to celebrate cultural heritage while promoting ...

Using recycled fabric, you can create these beautiful quilts while also promoting sustainability. Not only does this practice ...

"Bast fibers were used for thousands of years to make rope, thread, and in turn also yarn and cloth," says Bender Jørgensen. A fiber sample from a basket turned out to be made of grass, but several of ...

Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof ...

The pollution caused by the textile industry is often discussed, but its impact on health is less emphasized. Nevertheless, the petrochemical compounds used in the manufacturing of our clothes have ...

Cotton accounts for one third of fiber consumption in the textile industry, according to a 2013 global apparel fiber consumption report. However, the crop’s production requires intense labor and uses ...